Friday, October 30, 2009

Blondo Boots Arrive!



Blondo Boots Have Arrived!

We have added Blondo to our winter boot selections this year as they are the finest waterproof leather boots I've seen. Blondo is a Canadian company using the finest most supple leather and shearling available. The leather has been waterproofed as well as the seams and they stand behind their product and we love that! We must have a thing for Canada as we seem to keep finding the best winter boots made across the border. We also sell Cougar winter boots which are Canadian also. Canada just knows how to do winter boots!
Oh, and we have a couple handbags from Blondo as well just in case you're a matchy matchy girl...yay Blondo!

We currently have four Blondo styles in stock at City Style and sizes up to 11. If you're into quality footwear, Blondo is for you! I would put them up against Ugg any day for quality and price...just sayin'.




Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Simple Toest & Layabout

Toest & Layabout
OMG Simple gets cuter and cuter!

This happy little shoe company just takes the simplest everyday materials and tada a cute boot! City Style has both of these styles in stock now and ready to warm your happy little feet:-)








Layabout's Ingredients...
  • Women’s hemp and certified organic cotton knit slipper that keeps your feet dry and warm in a totally natural and sustainable way
  • Vegan shoe! No animal byproducts or even regular animal products
  • Fuzzy and warm certified organic cotton fleece lining
  • Super soft and squishy natural latex foam footbed
  • Layered natural crepe outsole
  • PET webbing binding around the bottom of the slipper. PET is made of recycled soda bottles
  • Carved coconut buttons – strong, plentiful, and biodegradable
  • Water based glue is used to hold the shoe together, not petroleum based. Just another way to reduce our dependence on petroleum, and it also means no nasty smelling glue for the people who put your shoes together
  • The foot form inserts are made of post consumer recycled paper
  • Even our boxes are environmentally friendly – made of post-consumer recycled paper, soy based printing ink, natural latex and starch based glueContains natural latex. Latex is tapped from a tree like maple syrup

Toest's Ingredients...

  • Women’s eco-friendly beeswax coated hemp boot that keeps your feet dry and warm in a totally natural and sustainable way
  • The foldover part is made of hemp and organic cotton knit. Hemp is known for it’s insulating properties (i.e. keeping you nice and warm)
  • Soft organic cotton fleece lining
  • Around the bottom edge of the shoe, we put a strip of rubbahyde – our special water repellant fabric (certified organic cotton!) with a coating of all-natural latex
  • The “pedbed” (the cushiony and supportive stuff at the bottom of the shoe) is made of cork and natural latex for supreme squishiness
  • Water based glue is used to hold the shoe together, not petroleum based. Just another way to reduce our dependence on petroleum, and it also means no nasty smelling glue for the people who put your shoes together
  • That button is a rolled up piece of innertube
  • Bamboo heel wedge. Bamboo is one of the most plentiful and quick growing plants and is grown without the use of pesticides - naturally environmentally friendly
  • Elastic PET loop/lace thing. PET is made of recycled soda bottles
  • Partially recycled shoe – the bottom of this shoe is made from a recycled car tire
  • The foot form inserts are made of post consumer recycled paper
  • Even our boxes are environmentally friendly – made of post-consumer recycled paper, soy based printing ink, natural latex and starch based glueContains natural latex. Latex is tapped from a tree like maple syrup

Monday, October 5, 2009

Fashion in Detroit

Motor City transforms into Fashion City!

The Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, MI; a beautiful setting for the first biannual premier fashion runway extravaganza...Fashion in Detroit. A brilliant idea by Project Runway Alum and Metro Detroiter, Joe Faris. Michigan is prime real estate now for new ventures and ideas as there is affordable space, enthusiastic and underemployed residents, and very talented artists so eager to share their talents and skills. But this wasn't just for local talent, national names came to take part in this event too such as New York Designer, Betsey Johnson and many more. This show had it all, huge tents, red carpet entrance, photographers, and fashion fashion fashion! I'm a Project Runway junkie for sure and am constantly amazed at the talent and imagination that people have in this industry. I for one do not/cannot sew; I'm a buyer not a maker for sure!
One of the lines I saw on the runway included Femilia Couture by two designers out of Ferndale, MI. Very feminine, soft, flowy fabrics, high style, very chic indeed...simply beautiful.

Designer Betsey Johnson did not disappoint. Though a well known national New York designer, Betsey has several stores here in Metro Detroit. This line drew a very large crowd for sure. Betsey is known for her fun, flirty, colorful dresses and shoes and the cameras were flashing nonstop for this runway show; so fun, vibrant and fabulous!

Of course the highlight for me was the finale show by Made in Detroit. Owner, Kid Rock, has asked Project Runway Alum, Joe Faris, to lend a hand in designing for him personally and for the line and this show was the debut of the new styles Joe has come up with for Made in Detroit. I purposely didn't ask ahead what to expect, I wanted to be surprised and boy was I. Dresses, skirts, bags, underwear, jeans, sweaters...OMG! So excited for the future of this line; the possibilities are endless! Now after all the excitement we wait to see what will be made from this line and in stock at City Style!